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Nutrition Fact Sheets
This section contains fact sheets that provide a detailed description of vitamins, minerals and macronutrients as well as fad diets.
Fat Soluble Vitamin Fact Sheets
Vitamin A [PDF] Vitamin D [PDF] Vitamin E [PDF] Vitamin K [PDF]  
Water Soluble Vitamin Fact Sheets
Biotin [PDF] Folate [PDF] Niacin [PDF] Pantothenic Acid [PDF] Riboflavin [PDF]
Thiamin [PDF] Vitamin B6 [PDF] Vitamin B12 [PDF] Vitamin C [PDF]  
Mineral Fact Sheets
Calcium [PDF] Chlorine [PDF] Chromium [PDF] Copper [PDF] Fluorine [PDF]
Iodine [PDF] Iron [PDF] Magnesium [PDF] Manganese [PDF] Molybdenum [PDF]
Phosphorus [PDF] Selenium [PDF] Sodium [PDF] Zinc [PDF]  
Macronutrient Fact Sheets
Carbohydrates [PDF] Dietary Cholesterol [PDF] Dietary Fiber [PDF] Fats (lipids) [PDF] Protein [PDF]
Water [PDF]        
Fad Diet Fact Sheets
View the PDF containing nutritional evalutions of all diets listed below.
General information about fad diets is also available in PDF or HTML.
Low-Carbohydrate
Moderate Carbohydrate
High-Carbohydrate
» Atkins Diet
» South Beach
» The Zone
» Weight Watchers
» Jenny Craig
» Volumetrics
» Dean Ornish
» Slim-Fast